What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 6, 2013, at approximately 17:25 local time, a Robinson R-22 beta helicopter departed from an unimproved field with the pilot and one passenger.
While attempting to transition from a descent to a climb the pilot could not arrest the rate of descent and landed hard in a cornfield. The aircraft impacted the ground three times, rolling onto its left side.
The aircraft was destroyed with the loss of all skids, the tail boom detached and the main rotor blades badly distorted with one separated from the aircraft. There was no post crash fire and minor injuries to the passenger.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 6, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 17:25 LOCAL TIME, A ROBINSON R-22 BETA HELICOPTER DEPARTED FROM AN UNIMPROVED FIELD WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TRANSITION FROM A DESCENT TO A CLIMB THE PILOT COULD NOT ARREST THE RATE OF DESCENT AND LANDED HARD IN A CORNFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND THREE TIMES, ROLLING ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH THE LOSS OF ALL SKIDS, THE TAIL BOOM DETACHED AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES BADLY DISTORTED WITH ONE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.